Chapter 18: Why Don't You Come Yet?

In the gloomy weather, the sky always seems to be dark very early, but today is an exception, today's sky is very bright, and a bright sky generally makes people feel happy, but there are also people who are exceptions today, can the Huaixi Army who saw their camp burned bright?

The men and horses assigned by Dong Chongzhen to return to the reinforcement camp soon returned to him. Dong Chongzhen, who was already in a depressed mood, said angrily:

"Didn't you go back to the camp, why did you come back so soon?"

The leading general pointed in the direction of the camp in frustration and said:

"General Dong, you better see for yourself!"

Dong Chongzhen saw that the sky-high flames rose in the sky above the camp. All the soldiers were stunned. An ominous premonition came to everyone's mind. Dong Chongzhi said sharply:

"What to see, go back to the battlefield to find the young marshal, we still have a chance to turn the tables! Hurry up and go! ”

By the time the five thousand cavalry of the Song Dynasty arrived at the camp, the Mo swordsmen were already wiping their weapons. Firmly believing that Dong Chongzhi would come back and lead them to defeat the official army and win the victory, the Huaixi 4,000-step cavalry burst out with amazing energy, in addition to going forward and desperately resisting the Modao formation, they actually sent soldiers armed with long knives and axes to block the cavalry of the Guards who tried to chase Dong Chongzhen. Although it was trampled into a pulp by the cavalry of the Guards, it still caused a lot of damage to the arrogant cavalry of the Guards, especially the beloved horses of the cavalry of the Guards. Angry, a cavalryman who touched the buttocks of his horse scolded:

"How capable it is to kill the Tibetans!"

However, 4,000 to 10,000, the infantry is mainly against the cavalry and the Modao army, which is described by an idiom as a mantis arm as a car, and it is not self-sufficient. The Huaixi mule cavalry who rushed up first was directly cut off from the mule by the Mo swordsmen, and there was not much time left for a thousand cavalry to have a cup of tea, and then the war mules behind refused to move forward, pouting their butts and retreating, and finally pouted the cavalry on the mule's back in anger, so that the mule cavalry army from the big one lost face in front of the infantry.

The infantry had no intention of laughing at the poor cavalry, everyone is the Huaixi Army, if you can't support me, I'm not far from being unlucky, this Huaixi Army knows this far better than many officers and soldiers. Although it was winter, although it had just passed through the march, cold sweat still broke out on the foreheads of many Huaixi soldiers. The Huaixi army general had no choice and shouted:

"On the first row, Xie Dashuai will reward money!"

The soldiers in the first row really rushed forward as if they had eaten **, shouting excitedly, "Xie Dashuai reward". Material stimulation is really indispensable, but it's a pity that their blades are slashed down, and even the weapons and arms are erected straight up after the cut, and then there is the tragic image of limbs flying. The first row ended up like this, the second row still didn't care, then the third row, the fourth row, and the rows of Huaixi soldiers all spurted their blood on the cold ground, but everyone who was alive still fanatically believed that General Dong would come back and take them to kill these hateful officers and soldiers.

When they reached the fourteenth platoon, the soldiers of the Huaixi Army suddenly felt a flower in front of them, and the wall of the Modao saber that had been like a bamboo suddenly stopped advancing, but slowly retreated backwards and spread out to both sides. The remaining Huaixi soldiers were stunned for a moment, and suddenly a soldier shouted:

"It must be General Dong, it's General Dong!"

The soldiers immediately cheered, and the cheers made Wang Dahai shake his head, and then three thousand five hundred sharp arrows appeared in front of the Huaixi army. There was also a powder jar that was originally prepared for the mule cavalry, and in order to end the battle quickly, the angry Wang Dahai also ordered to release four or five, which shocked the Huaixi army dizzy. The Guards were better, and the Henan army was all taken aback.

The remaining Huaixi soldiers who refused to surrender suddenly could no longer hear anything else, except for the sound of sharp arrows piercing their bodies. When the last Huaixi soldier fell, the last vestige of Qingming on his spiritual platform was still chanting:

Why didn't General Dong come yet?

Wang Dahai didn't know why these soldiers were so desperate, but at this time he admired Dong Chongzhi very much, Wang Dahai said to the Song Dynasty:

"Can let nearly 4,000 soldiers be willing to be dead soldiers to cover him to break through, this Dong Chongzhi is really an extraordinary character!"

However, Wang Dahai changed his words and said:

"So I'm going to catch him and see what kind of hero he is!"

The final result was of course disappointing to Wang Dahai, when the battle ended, Wang Dahai asked the captured Huaixi soldiers about Dong Chongzhen's situation, and learned the truth of the so-called "willing to be a dead soldier to cover his breakthrough" from the captured mule cavalry, Wang Dahai was so angry that he deeply regretted his wasted feelings:

"I can actually deceive someone and sell him and help him count the money, it's really an unprecedented villain, next time I want to let someone meet, I must not let him go!"

Let's not talk about the later things for the time being, and say that the Song Dynasty originally led 5,000 cavalry to the camp according to the plan, and joined forces with Wang Dahai to flank Dong Chongzhen, but Dong Chongzhen felt that danger was coming, and he actually broke out of his shell at the cost of 4,000 soldiers, so that the original tactical plan of the official army fell through. After the arrival of the Song Dynasty, Wang Dahai immediately ordered a total of 10,000 cavalry from the two armies to gallop towards the Xiaolushui battlefield on the left and right, striving to catch up with Dong Chongzhi before reaching the battlefield. lest you be ashamed before the prince.

Wang Dahai just wanted not to be embarrassed in front of the prince, but he didn't know that Wang Pei was jumping to scold him before he arrived at the battlefield. Wang Pei didn't know that Dong Chongzhen didn't follow the script given to him, but thought that Wang Dahai was ineffective in fighting and let Dong Chongzhen go, so that now all the pressure fell on him alone.

Dong Chongzhen was withdrawn from the direction of the official army's camp, and his front was the rear army of the official army, and the current rear army was Chen Xujun led by Wang Pei, and in the middle of Chen Xu's army was the crown prince Li Chun.

Dong Chongzhi later said:

"If you know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is in Chen Xu's army, then Dong Chongzhi will not retreat desperately, and he must ask the prince to move to Caizhou to force the court to retreat."

When Dong Chongzhen led nearly 10,000 people (he sent 3,000 people to Xiaoluhe Fort) who were uninjured but panicked like a lost dog returned to the Xiaolushui battlefield, Wu Yuanqing was already almost desperate, more than an hour had passed, and there was no movement on the side of the official army camp, while his own camp was blazing, and he knew what was going on with his knees. The morale-boosting officers and soldiers took turns to fight, the Zhaoyi Army, the Xuanwu Army, the Wuning Army, the Guards Army, and some of the Chen Xu Army who were transferred after resting—it was this decision that Adie Guangyan almost regretted for life—launched wave after wave of onslaught against the Huaixi Army gathered around the Tupo, and that reward was mentioned again and again:

"The one who killed Wu Yuanqing ??????"

Wu Yuanqing looked at the already twilight sky almost in despair, waiting for a miracle or death to come.

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